Radio Public Service Announcements

These PSAs were written for my Public Relations Campaigns class at SUNY New Paltz. The 30-second PSA audio file was aired on Radio Kingston for a month.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Key of Q: The LGBTQ & Allied A Cappella Singers of the Hudson Valley

Contact:  Keri Jadrovski, 917-476-6755, keyofq.chorus@gmail.com

BEGIN ON: December 2019 (ASAP)                                                   KILL ON: January 1, 2020

THE HOLIDAYS ARE HERE BUT “THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR” CAN BE THE MOST STRESSFUL TIME OF THE YEAR.  A GREAT WAY TO COMBAT HOLIDAY STRESS IS THROUGH MUSIC. PERFORMING OR LISTENING TO LIVE MUSIC RELEASES ENDORPHINS AND REDUCES DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.  SO WHETHER YOU SING IN THE CAR, JOIN A CHORUS, OR ATTEND A LOCAL CONCERT, LIVE MUSIC CAN HELP MAKE YOUR HOLIDAY SEASON MERRY AND BRIGHT! THIS MESSAGE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY KEY OF Q: THE LGBTQ AND ALLIED A CAPPELLA SINGERS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY. FOR INFORMATION ON OUR UPCOMING FREE CONCERTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT KEYOFQ.ORG

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Key pf Q 30-sec Holiday PSA for Radio Kingston, December 2019

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

Key of Q: The LGBTQ & Allied A Cappella Singers of the Hudson Valley

Contact:  Keri Jadrovski, 917-476-6755, keyofq.chorus@gmail.com

BEGIN ON: November 22, 2019                                   KILL ON: November 29, 2019, 11:59pm

FOR MANY PEOPLE, THANKSGIVING IS A DAY FOR SPENDING TIME WITH FAMILY, EATING TOO MUCH FOOD, AND REFLECTING ON LIFE’S BLESSINGS WITH HUMBLE GRATITUDE. BUT FOR SOME, THE HOLIDAY IS A REMINDER OF DIFFICULT FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, LONELINESS, AND LOSS. FEELINGS OF ISOLATION CAN LEAD TO DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, SUUBSTANCE USE, HOMELESSNESS, AND SUICIDE.  IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING TO FIND ACCEPTANCE AND CONNECTION, KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO CARE AND CAN PROVIDE SAFETY AND SUPPORT. SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE HUDSON VALLEY ARE HOSTING COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNERS THAT ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING FAMILY OF WOODSTOCK AND THE DUTCHESS COUNTY PRIDE CENTER.  CELEBRATING HOLIDAYS WITH A CHOSEN FAMILY OF SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND ALLIES IS A CHANCE TO CREATE NEW HOLIDAY EXPERIENCES OF LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE. THIS MESSAGE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY KEY OF Q: THE LGBTQ & ALLIED A CAPPELLA SINGERS OF THE HUDSON VALLEY. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: KEYOFQ.ORG

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